Pistons Draft History

Who will the Detroit Pistons select in the 2003 NBA Draft? Take a look back at who the Pistons have chosen in the past at No. 2, No. 25 and No. 58.

No. 2

Detroit received the second pick in the NBA Draft five times in franchise history.

PISTONS' #2 PICKS

YEAR

PLAYER

SCHOOL/COUNTRY

1981

Isiah Thomas

Indiana

1966

Dave Bing

Syracuse

1964

Joe Caldwell

Arizona State

1959

Bailey Howell

Mississippi State

1957

Charles Tyra

Louisville

One player that stood out at #2 was Isiah Thomas. He led the Pistons to back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990. Thomas was taken as the #2 pick in the 1981 NBA Draft and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Isiah Thomas - Career Statistics

G

FG%

FT%

Rebs

RPG

Asts

APG

Stls

Blks

Pts

PPG

979

.452

.759

3,478

3.6

9,061

9.3

1861

249

18,822

19.2

Another #2 pick that had a remarkable career in the NBA was Dave Bing, who was selected in 1966. Bing was named Rookie of the Year and was inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.

Dave Bing - Career Statistics

G

FG%

FT%

Rebs

RPG

Asts

APG

Stls

Blks

Pts

PPG

901

.442

.775

3,420

3.8

5,397

6.0

483

89

18,327

20.3

No. 25

Detroit owns two first round picks for the first time since 1995. This marks the third time in franchise history the Pistons have selected at the No. 25 spot.

PISTONS #25 PICKS

YEAR

PLAYER

SCHOOL/COUNTRY

1968

Don Dee

St. Mary of the Plains

1965

Ron Reed

Notre Dame

Reed spent his only two years in the NBA with Detroit and averaged 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds in 118 games.

Dee played one season with Indiana of the ABA and averaged 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 58 games.

No. 58

Detroit owns the 58th and final pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. Current Piston Don Reid was selected as the 58th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft.

PISTONS #58 PICKS

YEAR

PLAYER

SCHOOL/COUNTRY

1995

Don Reid

Georgetown

1977

John Irving

Hofstra

1958

Jack Quiggle

Michigan State

1957

Doug Bolstorff

Minnesota

Before the draft expanded to 58 picks because of expansion in 1995, Zeljko Rebraca was the last player chosen in the 1994 NBA Draft at 54th overall. The draft was reduced from three to two rounds in 1989 and was previously seven rounds from 1983 to 1987.

Two First-Round Picks

The Pistons own two first-round picks for the seventh time in franchise history. The last time Detroit chose twice in the first round was in 1995, when they selected Theo Ratliff at 18th overall and Randolph Childress at 19th overall.